Think Filamentality

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What is Filamentality?

Filamentality is an interactive, fill-in-the-blank tool that

guides you through picking a topic;

searching the Internet;

gathering good Internet links;

turning them into online learning activities;

part of the Knowledge Network Explorer (KNE) website.

Six Paths to China

Six activities created as models for ways to integrate the World Wide Web into classroom learning. China was chosen as a topic because it exemplifies the kind of thinking the Web is great at fostering.

China on the Net
Exploring China
The Treasures of China
My China
Does the Tiger Eat Its Cubs? - Introductory webquest
Searching for China - Full webquest

Who Should Use Filamentality?

Teachers
Librarians/Media Specialists
Trainers
Students
Parents
Internet Novices
Web Authors (for rapid prototyping)

Why use Filamentality?

It’s EASY!!!
It’s friendly for those new to the Internet.
Takes a short amount of time to create a web-based activity.

Filamentality is easy to use!! Filamentality Steps Handout

Hotlist Helpers

Examples of Filamentality hotlists:

A Hotlist on Resources for Blended Learning

A Hotlist on Online Collaborative Projects

A Hotlist on Hurricanes

KNOWLEDGE NETWORK EXPLORER

There are four main resources I like to highlight on the Knowledge Network Explorer site. There are other resources and it should be said all are very worthwhile, but in a one hour presentation I try to focus on the following:

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